August 14, 2015  || Vol. 7, Issue 33
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding       
Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI) to Build HIV Prevention, Treatment and Research Capacity (CDC)
Deadline: October 14, 2015
The overall objective of this teaching/mentored award program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the HIV/AIDS-related research needs of the nation, especially in highly-affected minority communities. The objective of the Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI) Award program is to provide support for a sustained period of time for intensive research training and career development under the guidance of an experienced mentor in HIV prevention research and lead to promising HIV prevention activities and researchers who could independently conduct studies in highly-affected communities. Click here for more information.

NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research on Chronic Disease Prevention (NIH)
Deadline: December 16, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to establish specialized Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for health disparities research focused on chronic disease prevention, with an emphasis on developing, implementing and disseminating community-based multilevel interventions. Click here for more information.

Pilot Services Research Grants Not Involving Interventions (NIH)
Deadline: September 7, 2018
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage pilot research consistent with NIMH priorities for services research studies that are not immediate precursors to the development and testing of services interventions.While NIMH has moved to supporting all interventions research under FOAs that require use of an experimental therapeutics model, there is recognition that some important areas of mental health services research fall outside of that domain and have the potential to make significant contributions to advancing NIMH priorities and objectives.These areas include: 1) studies to identify mutable factors that impact access, utilization, quality, financing, outcomes including disparities in outcomes, or scalability of mental health services, which may serve as targets in future intervention development; 2) development and testing of new research tools, measures, or methods; or 3) testing the feasibility of integrating existing data sets to understand factors affecting access, quality or outcomes of care. Click here for more information.

AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Program
Deadline: November 1, 2018
This announcement represents the continuation of an AHRQ program that provides support to individuals who are conducting research undertaken as part of an accredited academic program to qualify for a research doctorate degree. Click here for more information.

End-of-Life and Palliative Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Serious Illnesses (NIH)
Deadline: January 7, 2019
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to foster research on the unique perspectives, needs, wishes, and decision-making processes of adolescents and young adults (AYA; defined by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as youth between 12 24 years of age) with serious, advanced illnesses; and research focused on specific end-of-life/palliative care (EOLPC) models that support the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of AYA with serious illness, their families and caregivers. Click here for more information.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Engagement Award: Knowledge, Training and Development, and Dissemination Awards
Deadline: October 1, 2015
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will award up to $15.5 million in FY 2015 as part of the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program. These awards support projects that encourage active integration of patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders as integral members of the patient-centered outcomes research/clinical effectiveness research (PCOR/CER) enterprise. Click here for more information.
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Call for Papers
Special Issue of Journal of Public Child Welfare - Administrative/Big Data Sets and Child Welfare Research
Deadline: October 15, 2015
The special issue on Administrative/Big Data Sets and Child Welfare Research would consist of methods, research and discussion related to administrative/big data sets and its impact on as well as implications for the field of child welfare.  This call for papers solicits manuscripts reporting on original studies that illustrate framing the use and implications of administrative/big data sets research in effective child welfare administration, management, decision making, and practice. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers
Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Conference - Careers, Care and Life-Course "Fit:" Implications for Health, Equality, and Policy
Deadline: November 2, 2015
The Work and Family Researchers Network is an international membership organization of interdisciplinary work and family researchers. We seek fresh and innovative scientific contributions on work and family issues from investigators in diverse disciplines. We value all disciplinary perspectives on the issues, including, but not limited to, anthropology, business and management, economics, family studies, gender studies, history, political science, philosophy, psychology, public health, social work, sociology, and related fields. The voices of all stakeholders are needed to understand and address work and family issues to advance knowledge and practice. We also encourage policy advocates, policy makers, and work-life practitioners to submit evidence-based contributions. Click here for more information.

Call for Proposals
National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) Conference - Rural Mental Health: What's Around the Corner?
Deadline: December 1, 2015
This year's conference will explore the opportunities and challenges as our health, behavioral health, and social service systems respond to healthcare reform initiatives and the evolving healthcare market. The Conference will bring together rural community stakeholders from the practice (children and adult services, early intervention, prevention, health, and juvenile justice); research (prevention, intervention, treatment, integration, and evaluation); policy (mental health, substance abuse, health, and law enforcement); and provider constituency groups to discuss the path ahead for rural communities in the changing healthcare/mental health environment. Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf  
Geographic Health Equity Alliance 2015 Geographic Health Equity Symposium
September 10-11, 2015 - New Orleans, LA
The Geographic Health Equity Symposium is the signature-training event that presents strategies to address tobacco and cancer health disparities through a geographic lens. 2015 marks the second year this event has taken place and has attracted academic and public health professionals, community wellness and substance abuse prevention coalitions, non-governmental organizations and youth from all around the country. The 2015 Symposium will showcase the latest approaches in geographic health disparities, those particularly unique to rural populations and cities located in Southern states. We recognize the need for more concentrated and strategic support for our Southern tobacco and cancer prevention and control partners. Click here for more information.

University of Washington Center for Healthy Aging Conference - Elder Friendly Futures: Care and Collaboration with Older Adults
September 17-18, 2015 - Lynnwood, WA
Join us for this annual two-day gerontology conference for clinical care providers, community partners and researchers with a commitment to healthy aging. Click here for more information.
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata 
Center for Poverty Research Policy Brief - Reducing the Effects of Incarceration on Children and Families
In 2010, an estimated 2.7 million children and one in nine African-American children had an incarcerated parent.1 Incarceration creates challenges for inmates' families. Resources that inmates had contributed are removed, while incarceration introduces new expenses. Children with incarcerated fathers have worse educational outcomes2 and poorer mental health3 than otherwise comparable children. Employment assistance and less restrictive visitation rules may mitigate the economic and emotional effects incarceration has on families. Click here for more information.

Department of Veterans Affairs Report - American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans: 2013 American Community Survey
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Veterans have played a vital role in the United States military for over two hundred years. This report provides comprehensive statistics on AIAN Veterans through an examination of the demographic, socioeconomic, and health status statistics. The report uses the 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. Click here for more information.
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Health Affairs Blog - Expanding Access To Palliative Care Services: The Tide Is Turning
Two recent announcements by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstrate a clear commitment to improving the quality of care for older adults with serious illnesses. Together with the introduction of a bipartisan bill to better train our nation's health care workforce, these announcements suggest that the tide is turning in the effort to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to medically complex and seriously ill patients. Click here for more information.
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